Battery power capability prediction and correction

ABSTRACT

Based on changes in a battery (e.g., age, temperature) of an electronic device, battery power prediction and correction logic of the electronic device may correct a power capability and/or regulate power associated with the battery. For example, the battery power prediction and correction logic may operate the battery to supply up to a maximum of a power capability with an applied correction factor based on a voltage measurement and a cutoff voltage associated with the battery.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. Application No. 63/247,037,entitled “Battery Power Capability Prediction and Correction,” filedSep. 22, 2021, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entiretyfor all purposes.

BACKGROUND

The present disclosure relates generally to powering an electronicdevice, and more specifically to battery state-of-charge and regulatingpower associated with the electronic device.

A battery having certain power capabilities may power an electronicdevice, and operations of the electronic device may be performed basedon a power capability (e.g., maximum power limit) of the battery. Asbattery parameters vary in certain conditions (e.g., in extremely hot orcold environments versus room temperature), a battery model mayfacilitate determining and/or optimizing battery parameters, such ascurrent, voltage, state of charge, and so forth to predict the powercapability. The battery may supply power to the electronic deviceaccording to the power capability determined based on the battery model.For example, based on determining a reduced power capability, theelectronic device may operate in a low power mode and/or default tolimiting computationally intensive operations so that power consumptionby the electronic device does not exceed the reduced power capability.The electronic device may also include an indicator for the remainingcharge of the battery based on the power capability.

Over time, as the battery ages, power capability and performance of thebattery may degrade. As such, the battery model may no longer beapplicable with respect to the aging battery, and thereby the powercapability according to the battery model may no longer be accurate. Thebattery model may not be able to update in time, or at all, to accountfor new conditions of the battery (e.g., aging battery) or environmentsfor which the electronic device is operating. If the remaining charge,and thereby the power capability, is estimated inaccurately based on thebattery model, user experience associated with the electronic device maybe impacted. For example, if the remaining charge and the powercapability are underestimated, then the electronic device mayunnecessarily or prematurely enter a low power mode (e.g., limitingcomputationally intensive operations or reducing quality of operationsto prevent exceeding the power capability), even though the battery mayhave sufficient charge to operate in a full or normal power mode (e.g.,without the lower power mode). A user may experience lower resolutions,slower refresh rates, reduced screen brightness, and so forth, whenoperating the electronic device if the power capability is predicted tobe lower than an actual power capability of the electronic device (e.g.,power capability deemed lower than a determined power of the electronicdevice) at a given time.

On the other hand, if the power capability and the remaining charge isoverestimated, then the electronic device may continue performingoperations in a normal power mode (e.g., which may allow a higher numberof computationally intensive functions compared to the low power mode),even though the battery may not have sufficient charge to enable theelectronic device to operate in the normal power mode. The electronicdevice may continue performing computationally intensive operations(e.g., video calling) without switching to a low power mode if the powercapability is predicted to be greater than an actual power capability ofthe electronic device (e.g., power capability deemed greater than adetermined power of the electronic device) at a given time. Because theelectronic device continues to perform computationally intensiveoperations without sufficient charge, the electronic device mayeventually shut down without the user receiving an indication of lowcharge of the battery. Had the power capability and the remaining chargebeen predicted accurately, the electronic device may have defaulted tooperating under low power mode, and the user may have received anotification of low charge of the battery. The user may have rechargedthe battery and/or limited computationally intensive operations based onthe notification of low charge.

SUMMARY

A summary of certain embodiments disclosed herein is set forth below. Itshould be understood that these aspects are presented merely to providethe reader with a brief summary of these certain embodiments and thatthese aspects are not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.Indeed, this disclosure may encompass a variety of aspects that may notbe set forth below.

In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a power source and aprocessor communicatively coupled to the power source. The processor mayreceive a voltage measurement and a cutoff voltage associated with thepower source. The cutoff voltage is associated with power regulation ofthe power source. The processor may also receive a power capability ofthe power source based on the cutoff voltage, the voltage measurement,and a duration of time that the power source is expected to operate bysupplying up to a maximum of the power capability. The processor mayoperate the power source to supply up to the maximum of the powercapability with an applied correction factor.

In another embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable mediumincludes computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one ormore processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive a voltagemeasurement associated with a battery, a cutoff voltage associated withpower regulation of the battery, and a power capability associated withthe battery; perform a first order correction of the power capability(e.g., applying a correction factor) based on determining that thevoltage measurement is less than the cutoff voltage; perform a secondorder correction of the power capability (e.g., applying anothercorrection factor) based on determining that the voltage measurement isequal to the cutoff voltage; and operate the battery to supply up to themaximum of the power capability according to the first order correctionor the second order correction.

In yet another embodiment, a system includes a computing device poweredby a battery and battery power prediction and correction circuitry. Thecomputing device includes one or more sensors that capture a voltagemeasurement associated with the battery. The battery power predictionand correction circuitry may determine a power capability with anapplied correction factor based at least in part on a cutoff voltageassociated with power regulation of the battery and a duration of timethat the battery is expected to operate by supplying up to a maximum ofthe power capability. The battery power prediction and correctioncircuitry may also output the power capability with the appliedcorrection factor.

Various refinements of the features noted above may exist in relation tovarious aspects of the present disclosure. Further features may also beincorporated in these various aspects as well. These refinements andadditional features may exist individually or in any combination. Forinstance, various features discussed below in relation to one or more ofthe illustrated embodiments may be incorporated into any of theabove-described aspects of the present disclosure alone or in anycombination. The brief summary presented above is intended only tofamiliarize the reader with certain aspects and contexts of embodimentsof the present disclosure without limitation to the claimed subjectmatter.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Various aspects of this disclosure may be better understood upon readingthe following detailed description and upon reference to the drawingsdescribed below in which like numerals refer to like parts.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device, according toembodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a functional diagram of the electronic device of FIG. 1 ,according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram associated with determining a battery powercapability and/or regulating battery power of a battery of theelectronic device of FIG. 1 , according to embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 4A illustrates power and voltage graphs associated with a batteryof the electronic device of FIG. 1 regulating battery power when abattery voltage measurement is less than a battery cutoff voltage;

FIG. 4B illustrates power and voltage graphs associated with a batteryof the electronic device of FIG. 1 regulating battery power after aperiod of time since a battery voltage measurement has been less than abattery cutoff voltage;

FIG. 4C illustrates power and voltage graphs associated with a batteryof the electronic device of FIG. 1 regulating battery power before avoltage measurement is less than a cutoff voltage;

FIG. 5 illustrates power and voltage graphs associated with a battery ofthe electronic device of FIG. 1 based on regulating battery powerrelative to different stages of a voltage measurement compared to acutoff voltage, according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a flow diagram associated with determining power capabilitywith an applied correction factor via battery power capabilityprediction and correction logic implemented by the electronic device ofFIG. 1 , according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a flow diagram associated with determining a batteryequivalent impedance via the power capability prediction and correctionlogic of FIG. 6 , according to embodiments of the present disclosure;and

FIG. 8 is a flow diagram associated with determining a batteryequivalent open-circuit voltage (EOCV) via the battery power capabilityprediction and correction logic of FIG. 6 , according to embodiments ofthe present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS

One or more specific embodiments will be described below. In an effortto provide a concise description of these embodiments, not all featuresof an actual implementation are described in the specification. Itshould be appreciated that in the development of any such actualimplementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerousimplementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve thedevelopers' specific goals, such as compliance with system-related andbusiness-related constraints, which may vary from one implementation toanother. Moreover, it should be appreciated that such a developmenteffort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be aroutine undertaking of design, fabrication, and manufacture for those ofordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure.

When introducing elements of various embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the articles “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to mean thatthere are one or more of the elements. The terms “comprising,”“including,” and “having” are intended to be inclusive and mean thatthere may be additional elements other than the listed elements.Additionally, it should be understood that references to “oneembodiment” or “an embodiment” of the present disclosure are notintended to be interpreted as excluding the existence of additionalembodiments that also incorporate the recited features. Furthermore, theparticular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined inany suitable manner in one or more embodiments. Use of the terms“approximately,” “near,” “about,” “close to,” and/or “substantially”should be understood to mean including close to a target (e.g., design,value, amount), such as within a margin of any suitable orcontemplatable error (e.g., within 0.1% of a target, within 1% of atarget, within 5% of a target, within 10% of a target, within 25% of atarget, and so on). Moreover, it should be understood that any exactvalues, numbers, measurements, and so on, provided herein, arecontemplated to include approximations (e.g., within a margin ofsuitable or contemplatable error) of the exact values, numbers,measurements, and so on.

This disclosure is directed to receiving, determining, and/or predictinga power capability of a battery of an electronic device, as well ascorrecting the power capability and/or regulating power based onimpedance errors or errors between the power capability and a determinedpower of the battery at a given time. It should be understood that thepower of the battery may be determined by measuring or detecting avoltage of the battery, measuring or detecting a current of the battery,and determining a product of the measured voltage and the measuredcurrent. As used herein, the electronic device may include a phone,tablet, laptop, or other portable electronic device. Further, the powercapability refers to a maximum amount of power that the battery cansupply or output, or is expected to supply or output, to the electronicdevice at a given time. The electronic device may include a include aprocessor (e.g., including battery power capability prediction andcorrection logic) that collects various system information of theelectronic device to determine the power capability and regulate powerbased on parameters of the battery (e.g., measured current, measuredvoltage, state of charge) and operating characteristics of theelectronic device (e.g., whether electronic device is operating in anextreme or remote environment or performing computationally intensiveoperations).

To prevent underestimating and/or overestimating the power capabilityand to ensure a desirable user experience associated when a user isoperating the electronic device, it may be useful to determine anaccurate power capability or regulate battery power based on certaincharacteristics of the battery (e.g., aging battery, temperature ofbattery), especially when the battery model is not capable of timelyupdating based on certain characteristics. In this way, the electronicdevice may provide the user with an accurate power capability or anindication of remaining charge of the battery.

In some embodiments, the processor of the electronic device mayimplement or perform an algorithm to determine the power capability.According to the algorithm and based on impedance errors or errorsbetween the power capability and a measured power of the battery at agiven time, the electronic device may regulate battery power and/ordetermine the power capability with an applied correction faction. Inaddition or as an alternative to the battery model, the processor mayuse a cutoff voltage (e.g., voltage associated with battery powerregulation) and a predictive horizon (e.g., a duration of time that thebattery is expected to operate by supplying a maximum of or up to themaximum of the power capability) to determine the power capability orthe power capability with an applied correction factor. As described indetail below, the processor may evaluate a voltage measurement of thebattery relative to the cutoff voltage to determine the power capabilityor the power capability with an applied correction factor. For example,when the voltage measurement is greater than the cutoff voltage, theprocessor may operate the battery to supply the power capability (e.g.,up to a maximum or the maximum of the power capability). Further, whenthe voltage measurement is less than or equal to the cutoff voltage, theprocessor may operate the battery to supply the power capability withthe applied correction factor (e.g., up to a maximum or the maximum ofthe power capability with the applied correction factor). Even as abattery ages, based at least on the cutoff voltage and the predictivehorizon, the processor may accurately determine the power capability orthe power capability with the applied correction factor.

The algorithm may also use outputs of the battery model to determine thepower capability or the power capability with the applied correctionfactor. As used herein, the battery model may refer to electricalcharacteristics of the battery being modeled as a resistor-capacitor(RC) circuit based on certain parameters, such as resistance associatedwith the battery, capacitance associated with the battery, and/or a timeconstant (e.g., an amount of time to charge or discharge aresistor-capacitor (RC) component of the battery). For example, the timeconstant may be between 4, 5, or any suitable time constant to fullycharge or discharge a capacitor associated with the battery. A batterystate or state of charge may be estimated from the battery model. Alongwith the battery model, a current measurement and a voltage measurementof the battery may serve as inputs for the algorithm to determine abattery state estimation.

The battery state estimation includes an internal current for eachequivalent resistor-capacitor (RC) component associated with the batteryas well as a state of charge (SOC), which may include a level ofavailable charge of the battery relative to a charge capability (e.g.,maximum charge) of the battery. As indicated above, to account forinaccuracies or lack of updates in the battery model, the algorithm mayalso receive or determine a cutoff voltage and a predictive horizon todetermine the power capability and regulate the power. The predictivehorizon may refer to a duration of time that the battery is expected tooperate by supplying an increased power, up to a maximum power of thepower capability, or the maximum of the power capability (e.g., maximumpower limit). The cutoff voltage refers a voltage of the battery atwhich power regulation occurs. In some cases, when the voltagemeasurement of the battery is a threshold level below the cutoffvoltage, the battery may be considered discharged and/or the electronicdevice may automatically shut down.

When the voltage measurement is less than or equal to the cutoffvoltage, the processor (e.g., using the algorithm) initiates batterypower regulation such that the power capability is reduced or lower thana battery power measurement to ensure the voltage measurement is abovethe cutoff voltage. In some cases, if the voltage measurement is lessthan or equal to the cutoff voltage, and the power is not regulated or acorrection factor is not applied to the power capability, then theelectronic device may continue operating in a normal power mode.Further, if the voltage measurement is less than or equal to the cutoffvoltage, and the power is not regulated until after a time delay, thenthe electronic device may continue operating in a normal power mode fora period of time before switching to a low power mode. In both cases,because the electronic device continues operating in a normal power modeeven though the battery does not have a sufficient amount of charge tosupport operations in normal power mode, the electronic device mayeventually shut down without notifying the user of a low charge of thebattery. In other cases, if the power is regulated or a correctionfactor is applied to the power capability even though the voltagemeasurement is greater than the cutoff voltage, then the processor mayunnecessarily reduce power usage supplied by the battery and/orprematurely send a low charge notification to a user.

In addition to receiving or determining the power capability, theprocessor may regulate battery power (e.g., operate the battery tosupply the power capability with an applied correction factor) inresponse to determining that the voltage measurement of the battery isless than or equal to the cutoff voltage. That is, to prevent powerconsumption by the electronic device from exceeding the powercapability, unexpected shutdowns of the electronic device, prematuredelivery of low charge notifications, and unnecessary reduction in powersupplied to the electronic device, the processor may evaluate the cutoffvoltage and the voltage measurement of the battery relative to the powercapability and the power measurement of the battery to regulate power.For example, when the voltage measurement is less than the cutoffvoltage, the processor may regulate the power (e.g., apply a correctionfactor to the power capability) such that the power capability with theapplied correction factor is lower (e.g., much lower) than the powermeasurement of the battery by a first threshold amount. The powercapability with applied correction factor that is lower than the powermeasurement by the first threshold amount (e.g., 30%, 50%, 70%) allowsthe voltage measurement to increase to prevent unexpected shutdowns ofthe electronic device as described above.

When the voltage measurement is equal to the cutoff voltage, theprocessor may regulate the power (e.g., apply a correction factor to thepower capability) such that the power capability with the appliedcorrection factor is lower than the power measurement of the battery bya second threshold amount that is less than the first threshold amount.Reducing the power capability such that the reduced power capability isless than the power measurement by the second threshold amount (e.g.,1%, 5%, 10%) prevents the voltage measurement from dropping below thecutoff voltage. In some cases, if the voltage measurement is close tothe cutoff voltage, the processor may regulate battery power such thatthe power capability is also close to the power measurement. That is,the processor may correct the power capability such that the differencein magnitude between the power capability with the applied correctionfactor and the power measurement equals the difference in magnitudebetween the voltage measurement and the cutoff voltage. When the voltagemeasurement is greater than the cutoff voltage, the processor maydetermine the power capability without applying a correction factor,where the power capability is greater than the power measurement of thebattery.

As later discussed, the processor may also determine the powercapability and/or the power capability with the applied correctionfactor based on a battery equivalent impedance and a battery equivalentopen-circuit voltage (EOCV). The battery equivalent impedance refers toa resistance and reactance associated with the battery the according tothe resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit. The battery equivalent open-circuitvoltage (EOCV) refers to a potential difference between positive andnegative terminals of the battery without external current flowingbetween the positive and negative terminals, where the potentialdifference is converted across resistor-capacitor (RC) componentsassociated with the battery.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device 10, according toembodiments of the present disclosure. The electronic device 10 mayinclude, among other things, one or more processors 12 (collectivelyreferred to herein as a single processor for convenience, which may beimplemented in any suitable form of processing circuitry), memory 14,nonvolatile storage 16, a display 18, input structures 22, aninput/output (I/O) interface 24, a network interface 26, and a powersource 29 (e.g., battery). The various functional blocks shown in FIG. 1may include hardware elements (including circuitry), software elements(including machine-executable instructions) or a combination of bothhardware and software elements (which may be referred to as logic). Theprocessor 12, memory 14, the nonvolatile storage 16, the display 18, theinput structures 22, the input/output (I/O) interface 24, the networkinterface 26, and/or the power source 29 may each be communicativelycoupled directly or indirectly (e.g., through or via another component,a communication bus, a network) to one another to transmit and/orreceive data between one another. It should be noted that FIG. 1 ismerely one example of a particular implementation and is intended toillustrate the types of components that may be present in electronicdevice 10.

By way of example, the electronic device 10 may include any suitablecomputing device, including a desktop or notebook computer (e.g., in theform of a MacBook®, MacBook® Pro, MacBook Air®, iMac®, Mac® mini, or MacPro® available from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif.), a portableelectronic or handheld electronic device such as a wireless electronicdevice or smartphone (e.g., in the form of a model of an iPhone®available from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif.), a tablet (e.g., in theform of a model of an iPad® available from Apple Inc. of Cupertino,Calif.), a wearable electronic device (e.g., in the form of an AppleWatch® by Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif.), and other similar devices.It should be noted that the processor 12 and other related items in FIG.1 may be generally referred to herein as “data processing circuitry.”Such data processing circuitry may be embodied wholly or in part assoftware, hardware, or both. Furthermore, the processor 12 and otherrelated items in FIG. 1 may be a single contained processing module ormay be incorporated wholly or partially within any of the other elementswithin the electronic device 10. The processor 12 may be implementedwith any combination of general-purpose microprocessors,microcontrollers, digital signal processors (DSPs), field programmablegate array (FPGAs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), controllers,state machines, gated logic, discrete hardware components, dedicatedhardware finite state machines, or any other suitable entities that mayperform calculations or other manipulations of information. Theprocessors 12 may include one or more application processors, one ormore baseband processors, or both, and perform the various functionsdescribed herein.

In the electronic device 10 of FIG. 1 , the processor 12 may be operablycoupled with a memory 14 and a nonvolatile storage 16 to perform variousalgorithms. Such programs or instructions executed by the processor 12may be stored in any suitable article of manufacture that includes oneor more tangible, computer-readable media. The tangible,computer-readable media may include the memory 14 and/or the nonvolatilestorage 16, individually or collectively, to store the instructions orroutines. The memory 14 and the nonvolatile storage 16 may include anysuitable articles of manufacture for storing data and executableinstructions, such as random-access memory, read-only memory, rewritableflash memory, hard drives, and optical discs. In addition, programs(e.g., an operating system) encoded on such a computer program productmay also include instructions that may be executed by the processor 12to enable the electronic device 10 to provide various functionalities.

In certain embodiments, the display 18 may facilitate users to viewimages generated on the electronic device 10. In some embodiments, thedisplay 18 may include a touch screen, which may facilitate userinteraction with a user interface of the electronic device 10.Furthermore, it should be appreciated that, in some embodiments, thedisplay 18 may include one or more liquid crystal displays (LCDs),light-emitting diode (LED) displays, organic light-emitting diode (OLED)displays, active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays,or some combination of these and/or other display technologies. In someembodiments, the processor 12 may display or otherwise output the powercapability, the power capability with the applied correction factor, anindicator of remaining charge associated with the electronic device, anotification of low charge associated with the electronic device, and soforth via the display 18.

The input structures 22 of the electronic device 10 may enable a user tointeract with the electronic device 10 (e.g., pressing a button toincrease or decrease a volume level). The I/O interface 24 may enableelectronic device 10 to interface with various other electronic devices,as may the network interface 26. In some embodiments, the I/O interface24 may include an I/O port for a hardwired connection for chargingand/or content manipulation using a standard connector and protocol,such as the Lightning connector provided by Apple Inc. of Cupertino,Calif., a universal serial bus (USB), or other similar connector andprotocol. The network interface 26 may include, for example, one or moreinterfaces for a personal area network (PAN), such as an ultra-wideband(UWB) or a BLUETOOTH® network, for a local area network (LAN) orwireless local area network (WLAN), such as a network employing one ofthe IEEE 802.11x family of protocols (e.g., WI-FI®), and/or for a widearea network (WAN), such as any standards related to the ThirdGeneration Partnership Project (3GPP), including, for example, a 3^(rd)generation (3G) cellular network, universal mobile telecommunicationsystem (UMTS), 4^(th) generation (4G) cellular network, long termevolution (LTE®) cellular network, long term evolution license assistedaccess (LTE-LAA) cellular network, 5^(th) generation (5G) cellularnetwork, and/or New Radio (NR) cellular network, a satellite network,and so on. In particular, the network interface 26 may include, forexample, one or more interfaces for using a Release-15 cellularcommunication standard of the 5G specifications that include themillimeter wave (mmWave) frequency range (e.g., 24.25-300 gigahertz(GHz)) and/or any other cellular communication standard release (e.g.,Release-16, Release-17, any future releases) that define and/or enablefrequency ranges used for wireless communication. The network interface26 of the electronic device 10 may allow communication over theaforementioned networks (e.g., 5G, Wi-Fi, LTE-LAA, and so forth).

The network interface 26 may also include one or more interfaces for,for example, broadband fixed wireless access networks (e.g., WIMAX®),mobile broadband Wireless networks (mobile WIMAX®), asynchronous digitalsubscriber lines (e.g., ADSL, VDSL), digital videobroadcasting-terrestrial (DVB-T®) network and its extension DVB Handheld(DVB-H®) network, ultra-wideband (UWB) network, alternating current (AC)power lines, and so forth. The power source 29 of the electronic device10 may include any suitable source of power, such as a rechargeablelithium polymer (Li-poly) battery and/or an alternating current (AC)power converter.

FIG. 2 is a functional diagram of the electronic device 10 of FIG. 1 ,according to embodiments of the present disclosure. As illustrated, theprocessor 12, the memory 14, the power source (e.g., battery) 29, and/orsensors 32 may be communicatively coupled directly or indirectly (e.g.,through or via another component, a communication bus, a network) to oneanother to transmit and/or receive data between one another.

The processor 12 may include battery power capability prediction andcorrection logic 30 that determines a power capability (e.g., how muchpower the power source or battery 29 is capable of outputting) of thebattery 29 and regulates the battery 29 based on a power target 56,impedance error, or errors between the power capability and a powermeasurement of the battery 29. In particular, the battery powercapability prediction and correction logic 30 may collect various systeminformation or operating characteristics (e.g., cutoff voltage,predictive horizon, current measurement, voltage measurement, powermeasurement, temperature of battery, age of battery) of the battery 29and determine a power capability or a power capability with an appliedcorrection factor based on the collected system information or operatingcharacteristics. In some embodiments, the battery power capabilityprediction and correction logic 30 may include a machine-learning enginethat can be implemented in the processor 12 and/or the memory 14. Inother embodiments, the battery power capability prediction andcorrection logic 30 and the machine-learning engine may be implementedat least in part in other circuitry (e.g., other processing circuitry)or other hardware components that are separate from the processor 12.Moreover, the battery power capability prediction and correction logic30 and the machine-learning engine may be implemented at least in partas software, and, as such, may be stored on the memory 14, in the cloud,or as a software as a service (SAAS). Indeed, any or all of the batterypower capability prediction and correction logic 30 and themachine-learning engine may be implemented as logic, and thus mayinclude hardware components (e.g., circuitry), software components(e.g., machine-executable instructions), or a combination of both.

Depending on the inferences to be made (e.g., determining powercapability or power capability with an applied correction factor,regulating battery power), the battery power capability prediction andcorrection logic 30 may implement different forms of machine-learning.For example, in some embodiments (e.g., when particular known examplesexist that correlate to future predictions or estimates that themachine-learning engine may be tasked with generating), amachine-learning engine may implement supervised machine-learning. Insupervised machine-learning, a mathematical model of a set of datacontains both inputs and desired outputs. This data is referred to as“training data” and may include a set of training examples. Eachtraining example may have one or more inputs and a desired output, alsoknown as a supervisory signal. In a mathematical model, each trainingexample is represented by an array or vector, sometimes called a featurevector, and the training data is represented by a matrix. Throughiterative optimization of an objective function, supervised learningalgorithms may learn a function that may be used to predict an outputassociated with new inputs. An optimal function may allow the algorithmto correctly determine the output for inputs that were not a part of thetraining data. An algorithm that improves the accuracy of its outputs orpredictions over time is said to have learned to perform that task.

Supervised learning algorithms may include classification and regressiontechniques. Classification algorithms may be used when the outputs arerestricted to a limited set of values, and regression algorithms may beused when the outputs have a numerical value within a range. Similaritylearning is an area of supervised machine-learning closely related toregression and classification, but the goal is to learn from examplesusing a similarity function that measures how similar or related twoobjects are. Similarity learning has applications in ranking,recommendation systems, visual identity tracking, face verification, andspeaker verification.

Additionally and/or alternatively, in some situations, it may bebeneficial for the machine-learning engine to utilize unsupervisedlearning (e.g., when particular output types are not known).Unsupervised learning algorithms take a set of data that contains onlyinputs, and find structure in the data, like grouping or clustering ofdata points. The algorithms, therefore, learn from test data that hasnot been labeled, classified, or categorized. Instead of responding tofeedback, unsupervised learning algorithms identify commonalities in thedata and react based on the presence or absence of such commonalities ineach new piece of data.

That is, the machine-learning engine may implement cluster analysis,which is the assignment of a set of observations into subsets (calledclusters) so that observations within the same cluster are similaraccording to one or more predesignated criteria, while observationsdrawn from different clusters are dissimilar. Different clusteringtechniques make different assumptions on the structure of the data,often defined by some similarity metric and evaluated, for example, byinternal compactness, or the similarity between members of the samecluster, and separation, the difference between clusters. In additionalor alternative embodiments, the machine-learning engine may implementother machine-learning techniques, such as those based on estimateddensity and graph connectivity.

The electronic device 10 may also include sensors 32. Non-limitingexamples of the sensors 32 may include a current sensor 34 and a voltagesensor 36. Data acquired from the sensors 32 may facilitate theprocessor 12 in determining characteristics such as current, voltage,and temperature associated with the battery 29 of the electronic device10. Using a current measurement acquired from the current sensor 34 anda voltage measurement acquired from the voltage sensor 36, the processor12 may determine a power measurement associated with the battery 29. Insome embodiments, the processor 12 may receive the power measurementfrom a power sensor of the electronic device 10. Data such as electricalcharacteristics, age, temperature (e.g., acquired from a temperaturesensor) associated with the battery 29 may serve as inputs for thebattery power capability prediction and correction logic 30 (e.g.,algorithm) implemented by the processor 12 to estimate the powercapability and/or regulate power of the power source 29 by applying acorrection factor to the power capability.

The various components of the electronic device 10 may be coupledtogether by a bus system. The bus system may include a data bus, forexample, as well as a power bus, a control signal bus, and a statussignal bus, in addition to the data bus. The components of theelectronic device 10 may be coupled together or accept or provide inputsto each other using some other mechanism.

With the preceding in mind, FIG. 3 is a flow diagram associated with thebattery power capability prediction and correction logic 30 determininga power capability 52 of the battery 29 and/or implementing powerregulation 58 (e.g., causing the battery 29 to supply up to a maximum orthe maximum of the power capability 52 with an applied correctionfactor) of the battery 29, according to embodiments of the presentdisclosure. In some embodiments, the battery power capability predictionand correction logic 30 may be external to the processor 12, and theprocessor 12 may receive the power capability 52 from the battery powercapability prediction and correction logic 30. In other embodiments, theprocessor 12 may determine (e.g., predict, estimate) the powercapability 52 using the battery power capability prediction andcorrection logic 30 disposed within the processor 12. The inputs andsteps that the battery power capability prediction and correction logic30 uses to determine the power capability 52 or the power capability 52with the applied correction factor will be discussed in more detail inFIGS. 6-8 . The electronic device 10 may also include sensors 32 (e.g.,current sensor 34, voltage sensor 36) that acquire current and voltagemeasurements used to determine a power measurement 54 of the battery 29.In some embodiments, a power sensor and/or a filter (e.g., one or moreline filters and/or frequency filters) may be used to receive ordetermine the power measurement 54.

At a given time, based on the power target 56, impedance errors, orerrors between the power capability 52 (e.g., estimated maximum powerlimit) and the power measurement 54, the processor 12 may initiate powerregulation 58 of the battery 29. In certain situations (e.g., when avoltage measurement is less than or equal to a cutoff voltage of thebattery 29), the processor 12 (e.g., using the battery power capabilityprediction and correction logic 30) may cause the battery 29 to supplythe power capability 52 with an applied correction factor. Providing anaccurate power capability 52 (e.g., power capability 52 with the appliedcorrection factor) improves user experience associated with theelectronic device 10. For example, if the processor 12 receives a powercapability 52 that is lower than the power measurement 54 (e.g., anunderestimated power capability 52), the processor 12 may cause theelectronic device 10 to operate in low power mode even though thebattery 29 may have sufficient charge for the electronic device 10 tooperate in a normal power mode. Further, based on the underestimatedpower capability 52, the processor 12 may prematurely provide a userwith a low power notification via the display 18 of the electronicdevice 10. Based on the low power notification, the user may presumethat the electronic device 10 is low in charge, recharge the battery 29,or reduce computationally intensive operations. Operating the electronicdevice 10 in a low power mode may negatively impact user experience,despite the battery 29 having a sufficient amount of charge to enablethe electronic device 10 to perform operations in normal power mode.

On the other hand, if the processor 12 receives a power capability 52that is higher than the power measurement 54 (e.g., an overestimatedpower capability 52), the processor 12 may cause the electronic device10 to continue performing operations in a normal power mode even thoughthe battery 29 may not have sufficient charge to operate according tothe normal power mode. Because the electronic device 10 continues toperform computationally intensive operations without sufficient charge,the electronic device 10 may eventually shut down without the userreceiving an indication of low charge of the battery 29. In bothscenarios (e.g., underestimated and overestimated power capability 52),it may be useful to regulate battery power and provide the user with acorrected power capability 52 (e.g., power capability 52 with appliedcorrection factor) to prevent a negative user experience with theelectronic device 10. Accordingly, based on the power target 56,impedance errors, errors between the power capability 52 and the powermeasurement 54 of the battery 29, the processor 12 may perform powerregulation 58 of the battery 29 to correct the power capability 52. Thatis, the processor 12 may provide an accurate measure of power capability52 (e.g., power capability 52 with applied correction factor) to theuser based on changes in characteristics of the battery (e.g., olderbattery).

FIG. 4A illustrates a power graph 80 and a voltage graph 82 associatedwith regulating battery power when a voltage measurement 94 is less thanor equal to the cutoff voltage 96 to ensure increased or optimalperformance of the electronic device 10, according to embodiments of thepresent disclosure. As indicated by intersection 98 in the voltage graph82, when the voltage measurement 94 is equal to or begins to drop belowthe cutoff voltage 96, the processor 12 appropriately initiates powerregulation 58 of the battery 29. In this case, the power regulation 58includes correcting the power capability 52 such that the powercapability 52 with an applied correction factor is lower than the powermeasurement 54 of the battery 29 (as depicted by intersection 100 in thepower graph 80). As mentioned above, if the voltage measurement 94remains below the cutoff voltage 96 for a period of time, the electronicdevice 10 may eventually shut down. By correcting the power capability52 (e.g., reducing the power capability 52 such that the reduced powercapability 52 is less than the power measurement 54), the voltagemeasurement 94 may increase, and thereby prevent potential shut down ofthe electronic device 10. Because the battery power is regulated whenthe voltage measurement 94 is less than or equal to the cutoff voltage96, the electronic device 10 may perform at increased or optimalconditions based on the power capability 52 with the applied correctionfactor. That is, when intersection 100 (e.g., when power capability 52begins to decrease such that the reduced power capability 52 is lessthan the power measurement 54) is aligned with intersection 98 (e.g.,when the voltage measurement 94 begins to decrease such that the voltagemeasurement 94 is less than the cutoff voltage 96), the processor 12effectively performs power regulation 58 such that the electronic device10 may operate under suitable conditions.

FIG. 4B illustrates a power graph 84 and a voltage graph 86 associatedwith the battery 29 based on regulating battery power after the voltagemeasurement 94 has been less than the cutoff voltage 96 for a period oftime, according to embodiments of the present disclosure. That is, theprocessor 12 may regulate power after a time delay (e.g., approximately3, 5, 10, and so forth, seconds since the voltage measurement 94 hasbeen less than the cutoff voltage 96). As illustrated in the power graph84 and the voltage graph 86, the intersection 100 (e.g., when powercapability 52 begins to decrease such that the reduced power capability52 is less than the power measurement 54) occurs after the intersection98 (e.g., when the voltage measurement 94 begins to decrease such thatthe voltage measurement 94 is less than the cutoff voltage 96). Bydelaying power regulation 58 (e.g., intersection 100 occurring afterintersection 98), the electronic device 10 may be susceptible tounexpected shutdowns since the voltage measurement 94 is less than thecutoff voltage 96 for an extended period of time. That is, the processor12 may cause the electronic device 10 to continue performing operationsin a normal power mode before switching to a low power mode. In someembodiments, upon delaying the switch to the low power mode, theelectronic device 10 may unexpectedly shut down without providing anotification related to low power associated with the electronic device10.

FIG. 4C illustrates a power graph 88 and a voltage graph 90 associatedwith the battery 29 based on regulating battery power before the voltagemeasurement 94 is less than or equal to the cutoff voltage 96, accordingto embodiments of the present disclosure. That is, the processor 12 mayregulate power a period of time (e.g., 2, 3, 5 seconds) before thevoltage measurement 94 is equal to or less than the cutoff voltage 96(e.g., while the voltage measurement 94 is greater than the cutoffvoltage 96). As illustrated in the power graph 88 and the voltage graph90, the intersection 100 (e.g., when power capability 52 begins todecrease such that the reduced power capability 52 is less than thepower measurement 54) occurs before the intersection 98 (e.g., when thevoltage measurement 94 begins to decrease such that the voltagemeasurement 94 is less than the cutoff voltage 96). By performing powerregulation 58 in advance of the voltage measurement 94 being less thanor equal to the cutoff voltage 96 (e.g., intersection 100 occurringbefore intersection 98), the processor 12 may unnecessarily reduce powersupplied by the battery 29. For example, if a user is video-callingusing the electronic device 10, and the processor 12 regulates thebattery power (e.g., decreases power capability 52) before the voltagemeasurement 94 is less than or equal to the cutoff voltage 96, then userexperience related to video-calling may be impacted (e.g., reducingquality of the video call). By regulating battery power in advance ofthe intersection 98, the processor 12 may cause the electronic device 10to unnecessarily operate in a low power mode (e.g., reducing quality ofthe video call to conserve power) even though the battery 29 isassociated with a sufficient charge for video-calling in a normal powermode. That is, the processor 12 unnecessarily regulates and decreasesthe power capability 52 and prematurely sends a low power notification,even though the voltage measurement 94 is greater than the cutoffvoltage 96 and the power capability 52 is greater than the powermeasurement 54.

To prevent under-engagement of power regulation 58 as depicted in FIG.4B and over-engagement of power regulation 58 as depicted in FIG. 4C,the processor 12 may appropriately implement power regulation 58 basedon evaluating the voltage measurement 94 relative to the cutoff voltage96. Accordingly, FIG. 5 illustrates a power graph 120 and a voltagegraph 122 associated with regulating power relative to different stagesof the voltage measurement 94 compared to the cutoff voltage 96. Asillustrated at point A, when the voltage measurement 94 is greater thanthe cutoff voltage 96, the processor 12 may not perform power regulation58. The processor 12 may receive or determine a power capability 52 thatis greater than the power measurement 54 when the voltage measurement 94is greater than the cutoff voltage 96. That is, the processor 12 mayoperate the battery 29 to supply up to a maximum or the maximum of thepower capability 52 and cause the electronic device 10 to performoperations in a normal power mode without power regulation 58 when thevoltage measurement 94 is greater than the cutoff voltage 96.

At point B, when the voltage measurement 94 is approximately equal tothe cutoff voltage 96, the processor 12 may perform power regulation 58(e.g., operate the battery 29 to supply up to a maximum or the maximumof the power capability 52 with an applied correction factor) such thatthe power capability 52 is also approximately equal to the powermeasurement 54. That is, the processor 12 may correct the powercapability 52 such that the difference in magnitude between the powercapability 52 with the applied correction factor and the powermeasurement 54 equals the difference in magnitude between the voltagemeasurement 94 and the cutoff voltage 96.

At point C, when the voltage measurement 94 is equal to the cutoffvoltage 96, the processor 12 may perform power regulation 58 (e.g.,operate the battery 29 to supply up to a maximum or the maximum of thepower capability 52 with an applied correction factor) such that thepower capability 52 with the applied correction factor is lower (e.g.,slightly lower) than the power measurement 54 by a threshold amount.Reducing the power capability 52 such that the reduced power capability52 is less than the power measurement 54 by a small threshold amount(e.g., 1%, 5%, 10%) may prevent the voltage measurement 94 from droppingbelow the cutoff voltage 96.

At point D, when the voltage measurement 94 is less than the cutoffvoltage 96, the processor 12 may perform power regulation 58 (e.g.,operate the battery 29 to supply up to a maximum or the maximum of thepower capability 52 with an applied correction factor) such that thepower capability 52 with the applied correction factor is lower (e.g.,significantly lower) than the power measurement 54 by a large thresholdamount (e.g., 30%, 50%, 70%). When the power capability 52 with theapplied correction factor is much lower than the power measurement 54,the voltage measurement 94 may increase, and thereby prevent unexpectedshutdowns of the electronic device 10 that occur when the voltagemeasurement 94 is less than the cutoff voltage 96 for a period of time.

When the voltage measurement 94 is less than or equal to the cutoffvoltage 96, the processor 12 regulates battery power according to thebattery power capability prediction and correction logic 30. FIG. 6 is aflow diagram of inputs and steps implemented by the battery powercapability prediction and correction logic 30 to determine the powercapability 52 with the applied correction factor 168, according toembodiments of the present disclosure. The battery power capabilityprediction and correction logic 30 may use a battery model 152 at agiven temperature and age of the battery 29, the voltage measurement 94(e.g., V_(B)(t)), and a current measurement 156 (e.g., I_(B) (t))associated with the battery 29 to determine a battery state estimation158. As used herein, the battery model 152 may refer to electricalcharacteristics of the battery 29 being modeled as an equivalentresistor-capacitor (RC) circuit based on resistor-capacitor (RC)parameters such as resistance, capacitance, and a time constant (e.g.,an amount of time to charge or discharge resistor-capacitor componentassociated with the battery 29). The battery state estimation 158includes an internal current for each equivalent resistor-capacitor (RC)component associated with the battery 29 (e.g., i_(R) _(n) ), as well asthe state of charge (e.g., SOC), which is a level of available charge ofthe battery 29 relative to a charge capability (e.g., maximum charge) ofthe battery 29.

Using the battery state estimation 158, the voltage measurement 94, thecurrent measurement 156 and a predictive horizon 160 (e.g., t_(s)) asinputs, the battery power capability prediction and correction logic 30may determine the battery equivalent impedance 162 (e.g., f(t_(s), R₁,τ₁ . . . R_(n), τ_(n)) at the predictive horizon 160. Similarly, usingthe battery state estimation 158, the voltage measurement 94, thecurrent measurement 156 and a predictive horizon 160 as inputs, thebattery power capability prediction and correction logic 30 may alsodetermine the battery equivalent open-circuit voltage (EOCV) 164 (e.g.,EOCV=V_(B)(t)+I_(B)(t)*g(t_(s), R₁, τ₁ . . . R_(n), τ_(n), Δt, V_(B)(t),I_(B) (t)) at the predictive horizon 160. As mentioned above, thepredictive horizon 160 refers to a duration of time that the battery 29is expected to operate by supplying up to a maximum or the maximum ofthe power capability 52.

Based on the battery equivalent impedance 162, the battery equivalentopen-circuit voltage (EOCV) 164, and the cutoff voltage 96 (e.g.,V_(cut)) serving as inputs, the battery power capability prediction andcorrection logic 30 may determine power capability 52 with the appliedcorrection factor 168. The power capability 52 with the appliedcorrection factor 168 refers to a maximum amount of power that thebattery 29 can supply based on power regulation 58 (e.g., regulatingpower based on the predictive horizon 160 and the cutoff voltage 96).The power capability 52 with the applied correction factor 168 isdetermined using the following equations:

$\begin{matrix}{{I_{\max}(t)} = \frac{{EOCV} - V_{cut}}{f\left( {t_{s},R_{1},{\tau_{1}\ldots R_{n}},\tau_{n}} \right)}} & \left( {{Equation}1} \right)\end{matrix}$ $\begin{matrix}{{I_{\max}(t)} = {\frac{{V_{B}(t)} - V_{cut}}{f\left( {t_{s},R_{1},{\tau_{1}\ldots R_{n}},\tau_{n}} \right)} + {{I_{B}(t)}(a)\left( {{g\left( {t_{s},R_{1},{\tau_{1}\ldots R_{n}},\tau_{n},{\Delta t},{V_{B}(t)},{I_{B}(t)}} \right)},{f\left( {t_{s},R_{1},{\tau_{1}\ldots R_{n}},\tau_{n}} \right)}} \right)}}} & \left( {{Equation}2} \right)\end{matrix}$ $\begin{matrix}{{P_{\max,s}(t)} = {V_{cut}*{I_{\max}(t)}}} & \left( {{Equation}3} \right)\end{matrix}$

The battery power capability prediction and correction logic 30 maydetermine a current capability (e.g., I_(max)(t)) based on dividing thedifference between the battery equivalent open-circuit voltage (EOCV)164 and the cutoff voltage 96 by the battery equivalent impedance 162,according to Equation 1. The current capability refers to a maximumamount of current associated with battery 29 given the predictivehorizon 160. Equation 1 may be reformulated as Equation 2 by includingthe voltage measurement 94 and the current measurement 156 with respectto the battery equivalent open-circuit voltage (EOCV) 164. In Equation2, alpha (a) is calculated by dividing the impedance (e.g., g(t_(s), R₁,τ₁ . . . R_(n), τ_(n), Δt, V_(B) (t), I_(B) (t))) associated with thebattery equivalent open-circuit voltage (EOCV) 164 by the batteryequivalent impedance 162 (e.g., f(t_(s), R₁, τ₁ . . . R_(n), τ_(n)). Inturn as depicted by Equation 3, to determine the power capability 52with the applied correction factor 168, the battery power capabilityprediction and correction logic 30 may multiply the cutoff voltage 96and the current capability. It can be appreciated that any suitablenumber or arrangement of the above described inputs and steps may beused by the battery power capability prediction and correction logic 30to determine the power capability 52 with the applied correction factor168.

FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of inputs and steps applied by the batterypower capability prediction and correction logic 30 to determine thebattery equivalent impedance 162, which is used to determine the powercapability 52 with the applied correction factor 168, according toembodiments of the present disclosure. As used herein, the batteryequivalent impedance 162 refers to a resistance and reactance associatedwith the battery 29 according to the resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit. Asmentioned above, using the battery state estimation 158 from the batterymodel 152 given the predictive horizon 160, the battery power capabilityprediction and correction logic 30 may determine the battery equivalentimpedance 162. The battery power capability prediction and correctionlogic 30 may compare a time constant based on the battery model 152 andthe predictive horizon 160 to determine the battery equivalent impedance162. As used herein, the time constant (e.g., τ_(n)) refers to an amountof time to charge or discharge of a resistor-capacitor (RC) componentassociated with the battery 29. If the time constant is less than thepredictive horizon 160 (e.g., τ_(n)<0.1*t_(s)) (block 170), then thebattery equivalent impedance 162 is equal to an internal resistancevalue such as R1 (block 172). If the time constant is greater than thepredictive horizon 160 (e.g., τ_(n)>10*t_(s)) (block 174), then thebattery equivalent impedance 162 is close zero (block 176). If the timeconstant is equal to the predictive horizon 160 (e.g.,0.1*t_(s)<τ_(n)<10*t_(s)), then the battery equivalent impedance 162 isbetween zero and the internal resistance value such as R1, R2, R3, andso forth (block 178).

FIG. 8 is a flow diagram of inputs and steps applied by the batterypower capability prediction and correction logic 30 to determine thebattery equivalent open-circuit voltage (EOCV) 164, which is used todetermine the power capability 52 with the applied correction factor168, according to embodiments of the present disclosure. As used herein,the battery equivalent open-circuit voltage (EOCV) 164 refers to apotential difference between positive and negative terminals of thebattery 29 without external current flowing between the positive andnegative terminals, where the potential difference is converted acrossresistor-capacitor (RC) components associated with the battery. Asmentioned above, using the battery state estimation 158 from the batterymodel 152 given the predictive horizon 160, the battery power capabilityprediction and correction logic 30 may determine the battery equivalentopen-circuit voltage (EOCV) 164. The battery power capability predictionand correction logic 30 may compare a sampling time (e.g., Δt) 200 andthe time constant based on the battery model 152 to determine thebattery equivalent open-circuit voltage (EOCV) 164 (block 202). As usedherein, the sampling time 200 refers to a period of time for determininga state of charge associated with the power source based on theresistor-capacitor (RC) circuit. If the time constant is less than thesampling time 200 (e.g., τ_(n)<0.1*Δt), then the internal current of thebattery 29 equals the current measurement 156 (block 204), and theresistor-capacitor (RC) component associated with the battery may reachsteady state (e.g., when the time constant is about 4 or 5). If the timeconstant in not less than the sampling time 200, then the internalcurrent of the battery 29 equals the current from the battery stateestimation 158 according to the resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit (block206). Based on the internal current of the battery 29 and the batteryequivalent impedance 162, the battery power capability prediction andcorrection logic 30 may determine the battery equivalent open-circuitvoltage (EOCV) 164.

Despite impedance errors, the above described algorithm (e.g., batterypower capability prediction and correction logic 30) preciselydetermines the power capability 52 and/or power capability 52 with theapplied correction factor 168. For example, even with varying errors(e.g., −20% error, +20% error, −50% error, +50% error), the batterypower capability prediction and correction logic 30 effectivelyregulates battery power as soon as the voltage measurement 94 is lessthan or equal to the cutoff voltage 96.

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1. An electronic device comprising: a power source; and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the power source, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: receive a voltage measurement and a cutoff voltage associated with the power source, wherein the cutoff voltage is associated with power regulation of the power source; receive a power capability of the power source based at least in part on the cutoff voltage, the voltage measurement, and a duration of time that the power source is expected to operate by supplying up to a maximum of the power capability; and operate the power source to supply up to the maximum of the power capability with an applied correction factor.
 2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive a power measurement and operate the power source to supply up to the maximum of the power capability with the applied correction factor such that the power capability with the applied correction factor is less than the power measurement by a first threshold amount based on determining that the voltage measurement is less than the cutoff voltage.
 3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is configured to operate the power source to supply up to the maximum of the power capability with the applied correction factor such that the power capability with the applied correction factor is less than the power measurement by a second threshold amount less than the first threshold amount based on determining that the voltage measurement is equal to the cutoff voltage.
 4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive a power measurement and operate the power source to supply up to the maximum of the power capability with the applied correction factor such that the power capability with the applied correction factor is within a first threshold amount of the power measurement based on the voltage measurement being within a second threshold amount of the cutoff voltage, and wherein the first threshold amount and the second threshold amount are equal in magnitude.
 5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to operate the power source to supply up to the maximum of the power capability with an applied correction factor based on determining that the voltage measurement is less than or equal to the cutoff voltage.
 6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive a power measurement, the power capability being greater than the power measurement when the voltage measurement is greater than the cutoff voltage.
 7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the power capability and the applied correction factor based on an equivalent impedance, an equivalent open-circuit voltage, and the cutoff voltage associated with the power source.
 8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the equivalent impedance and the equivalent open-circuit voltage based at least in part on the duration of time that the power source is expected to operate by supplying up to the maximum of the power capability.
 9. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the equivalent impedance based on a comparison between an amount of time to charge or discharge a resistor-capacitor (RC) component associated with the power source and the duration of time that the power source is expected to operate by supplying up to the maximum of the power capability.
 10. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the equivalent open-circuit voltage based on a comparison between an amount of time to charge or discharge a resistor-capacitor component associated with the power source and a period of time between two measurements associated with the power source.
 11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the voltage measurement from a voltage sensor and a current measurement associated with the power source from a current sensor.
 12. One or more tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media, comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive a voltage measurement associated with a battery, a cutoff voltage associated with power regulation of the battery, and a power capability associated with the battery; perform a first order correction of the power capability based on determining that the voltage measurement is less than the cutoff voltage; perform a second order correction of the power capability based on determining that the voltage measurement is equal to the cutoff voltage; and operate the battery to supply up to the maximum of the power capability according to the first order correction or the second order correction.
 13. The one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12, wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the one or more processors to receive the power capability based at least in part on the cutoff voltage and a duration of time that the battery is expected to operate by supplying up to the maximum of the power capability.
 14. The one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12, wherein the power capability based on the first order correction is less than a power measurement associated with the battery by a first threshold amount.
 15. The one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 14, wherein the power capability based on the second order correction is less than a power measurement associated with the battery by a second threshold amount less than the first threshold amount.
 16. The one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12, wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the one or more processors to perform a third order correction of the power capability based on determining that the voltage measurement is within a first threshold range of the cutoff voltage.
 17. The one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the power capability based on the third order correction is within a second threshold range of a power measurement associated with the battery, wherein the first threshold range and the second threshold range are equal in magnitude.
 18. A system, comprising: a computing device powered by a battery, wherein the computing device comprises one or more sensors configured to capture a voltage measurement associated with the battery; and battery power prediction and correction circuitry configured to: determine a power capability with an applied correction factor based at least in part on a cutoff voltage associated with power regulation of the battery and a duration of time that the battery is expected to operate by supplying up to a maximum of the power capability; and output the power capability with the applied correction factor.
 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the battery power prediction and correction circuitry comprises a machine-learning engine configured to determine the power capability with the applied correction factor.
 20. The system of claim 18, wherein the battery power prediction and correction circuitry is configured to operate the battery to supply up to the maximum of the power capability with the applied correction factor based on one or more impedance errors associated with the battery. 